JAG Nevada: Preparing Nevada’s Skilled Workforce

• JAG Nevada (Job’s for Nevada’s Graduates)

targets a diverse group of Nevada youth and

gives them skills and motivation to graduate

and enter a career pathway.

• JAG teaches workplace readiness skills.

• JAG helps youth enter not just a job, but a

solid career pathway in a high demand

occupation.

• JAG works with hundreds of businesses and

connects youth to employment, internships

and post-secondary education.

• JAG is embedded and a part of schools

across Nevada.

A JAG Western student presenting to her fellow

students on a JAG professional Dress Day.

JAG is a connector from K-12 to businesses, colleges, workforce development providers and community organizations such as Batteries Included, Project 150, One Stop Career Center, etc.

We help students and employers navigate silos to connect skilled youth to employment.

JAG students enter the workforce with a baseline of skills most desired by employees — soft skills and high levels of trainability.

JAG’s E2E (Education 2 Employment) Program connects youth to Nevada’s key industries including Construction, Healthcare, Hospitality, IT, Manufacturing.

Isabelle, a Las Vegas HS graduate, working on the line at

the Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada.

Alyssa, North Valleys student, works and

goes to school. She has been promoted

for her workplace excellence.

The per student cost of JAG is $1,430 per year.*

The annual cost of incarcerating one inmate in Nevada is $21,283.**

The difference in cost: $19,853

*Source: JAG Business Office

**Source: Nevada Department of Corrections, data based on CY 2017 expenditures

JAG helped Roberto, a JAG Western alum, to move from a life involved

with gangs to one focused on career and helping family.

Graduation (Standard=90%): 94% (+4%)

Civilian Job Placement

& Military Serv. (Standard=60%): 66% (+6%)

+ Outcomes (Standard=80%): 81% (+1%)(Employment, Promotions and/or College Enrollment

or Combination of both)

Full Time Jobs (Standard=60%): 79% (+19%)

FT Placement (Standard=80%): 88% (+8%)(FT Placement in employment, college or a combination)

Source: E-NDMS Final Report, June, 2018 for the Class of 2017 after 12

month follow-up. JAG Nevada achieves national five of five standard!

Adora, Del Sol JAG student, reporting to

her internship with the City of Las Vegas in

summer, 2017.

“CTE courses teach technical skills. JAG teaches soft skills. Just imagine if you combined the two!”

- Chris Reilly, Tesla

JAG and CTE are aligned in Washoe County, with the following goals:

CTE kids who are struggling can enter JAG to get back on track;

JAG kids who are under-represented in many CTE programs can access these opportunities by getting on track early with JAG’s help.

Josh Arredondo, JAG Specialist at Western

HS prepares for competitions at Annual

Career Development Conference, 2016

Adilio, JAG McQueen student, overcame massive credit deficiency with JAG’s tutoring

assistance to graduate on time and enter the Air Force as he had long dreamed.

Thank you!